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These last days of January seem to me to be a bit of a strange time. On the one hand, it is the time – according to statistics – where we are most likely to feel low – Christmas is gone for another year, the weather is gloomy (understatement) ...

With the passing of Steve Jobs, it is timely to observe that many people have declared him a hero or villain depending on their own perspective. Whilst many fans of apple revere him as the saviour of the company, there are others who saw him as leading ...

Lots of news from the Virtual1 this month! Firstly, I’m delighted to announce that we have two new members of the Virtual1 team: John Walters joins us as an Account Director whilst Caroline Rae joins us as Provisioning and Order Management Team Leader. ...

At the recent Comms Business Awards dinner, I was asked if I took suggestions for blog topics and I guess the answer is now self evident… This particular requestor asked if I would write to explain the key differences between MPLS and VPLS and why ...

I had the pleasure of spending the Saturday of the last Bank Holiday weekend standing under the flight path of XH558. This beast has a presence in the sky with little parallel and a noise that makes your eardrums want to implode – but in a satisfying ...

It is World IPv6 day. Organisations with a vested interest in getting us all on IPv6 are clubbing together to highlight the gap between their vision for IPv6 and where we are today. To join the show, visit http://test-ipv6.com/ipv6day.html and see how ...

Amazon has had a bad month. Not in terms of sales – I’m sure they sold lots of books to lots of customers who were happy, nay, delighted with their purchases. Not so the users of their cloud-based services, who were less than pleased with the ...

So, to pick up and run with a topic which Tom has already touched on: the Internet running out of addresses (cue headless chicken). To be fair, the mob hasn’t yet charged into the street carrying flaming torches and pitchforks. But why is that? Well ...

Last month The Register reported that Paul Baran had died, aged 84, after a lifetime of pioneering in telecommunications. He is, naturally, most renowned for his work in the development of the internet, where his packet-switching concept has allowed it ...

Just a quick post to say that Virtual1 recently celebrated its 4th year! Many thanks to everyone who helped us celebrate, and thanks to all our Partners, without whom we wouldn’t be here – cheers! Also, look out for a post from our new Chief Technical ...